Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, the Ogun APC candidate, has been petitioned to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over 119 vehicles reportedly donated to his campaign. Adekunle Shomorin, a politician in Ogun State, filed the petition on September 30, 2026, requesting the EFCC to investigate the vehicles, their owners, and the source of funds used to acquire them. The petition questions the compliance of the donations with the Electoral Act 2026 and the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act 2022.
Adeola had publicly acknowledged the support of 22 individuals, companies, and groups for his campaign and grassroots mobilisation. The vehicles listed in the disclosure include buses, an ambulance, a pickup vehicle, and other forms of mobility support, with a total fleet of 119 vehicles. Businessman Akintunde Armstrong was listed as the biggest single contributor, with 26 buses. Other contributors include Alhaji IBD Dende, Zacobass Oil & Gas, Stonebridge Engineering Services Limited, Elele Ijebu, Amazon Luxury Apartments, Mr Osho, and Polanco.
Shomorin's petition centres on the value of the vehicles attributed to individual donors, using an estimated value of N28 million per vehicle to calculate the worth of the 26 buses attributed to Armstrong. Based on this benchmark, the vehicles would be worth about N728 million. He argued that such a contribution could raise questions under the statutory limit on individual or entity contributions, which is N500 million.
The petitioner also raised questions about the identity of some contributors listed in Adeola's disclosure, including 'Citiside Brother,' 'Sanusi Friend,' and 'Olafem Citi Friend.' Shomorin wants the EFCC to establish the identities and addresses of these contributors and determine the beneficial ownership of the vehicles. He also asked the commission to investigate the source of funds used in acquiring the vehicles.
The petition draws attention to the wider value of the 119 vehicles, calculating that the entire fleet could be worth approximately N3.33 billion using the N28 million benchmark. This figure is close to the statutory governorship election expenditure limit of N3 billion. The petitioner has asked the EFCC to establish the actual commercial value of the vehicles and examine the circumstances surrounding their acquisition and deployment for campaign activities.
The controversy began after Adeola's September 28 appreciation message to supporters who contributed vehicles and other resources to his political movement. The petition now places the donations before the EFCC for possible scrutiny. The petition also invokes the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act 2022, asking the commission to determine whether the funding and acquisition of the vehicles complied with Nigeria's anti-money-laundering framework.
The EFCC will investigate the allegations, which does not by itself establish that Adeola or any of the donors violated the law. The actual market value of the vehicles, their ownership arrangements, how they were acquired, and the legal treatment of the donations will have to be established through the appropriate process.
Key points
- The EFCC has been petitioned over 119 vehicles donated to Ogun APC candidate's campaign.
- The petition questions the compliance of the donations with the Electoral Act 2026 and the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act 2022.
- The petitioner wants the EFCC to establish the actual commercial value of the vehicles and examine the circumstances surrounding their acquisition and deployment.
